Cloud Sync, animated React component

A backup button shaped like a glass cloud. Press it and the apps leave their orbit one by one and sink into the cloud, which wobbles with each one as a level of coloured light rises inside. A soft-body canvas with a 3D orbit, a progress readout and keyboard support.

Pro
Loaders
Spring
3D

Play with it

Move the controls and watch it change. Copy code gives you a snippet with only the props you changed.

iCloud

Backup

iPhone
42.6 GB of 200 GB

Not backed up today

Last backup: Yesterday, 11:42 PM

Press Back up now or Enter. Hover or drag the cloud to tilt it.

Props

Prop	Type	Default	What it does
autoplay	boolean	false	Plays itself with a ghost pointer until the visitor touches it. Off by default, so a copied component reacts only to the visitor. Never runs under reduced motion.
className	string	—	Extra classes for the outer card.
enableSound	boolean	true	Plays interface sounds on interaction. They follow the sound switch (setSoundsEnabled, on by default) and stay silent on hover. Autoplay makes the same sounds once the visitor has used the page. Pass false to silence this component.

Add it to your project

1
Set up your project once
You need a Next.js project with Tailwind CSS and the @/ import alias. In its root folder, run this once. It creates components.json and the cn() helper in src/lib/utils.ts:
```
npx shadcn@latest init -d
```
Starting from nothing? The Quick Start walks through the whole thing.
2
Connect the registry with your API key
Cloud Sync is a Pro item, so the CLI has to send your API key. Do this once per project:
1. Create a key at nexus-ui.com/dashboard/api-key. Copy it straight away: it starts with nxs_ and is shown only once.
2. In your project root, next to package.json, create a file named .env.local with this line, using your own key:
```
NEXUS_API_KEY=nxs_your_key_here
```
3. Open components.json and add this entry inside the outermost braces, next to "aliases". Leave {name} and ${NEXUS_API_KEY} exactly as written; the CLI fills them in:
```
"registries": {
  "@nexus-labs": {
    "url": "https://www.nexus-ui.com/api/registry/{name}",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "Bearer ${NEXUS_API_KEY}"
    }
  }
}
```
3
Add the component
Run this from your project root. It adds the component, the helpers it imports and its npm packages.
```
npx shadcn@latest add @nexus-labs/cloud-sync
```
4
Check what was added
With a project made as in the Quick Start (a src/ folder), these files land in it:
components/
cloud-sync/
cloud-sync.tsx
index.ts
5
Copying by hand? Skip the registry
Instead of steps 2 and 3 you can copy the files yourself, with no registry and no API key. Step 1 still applies, so that cn() exists. Install the packages:
```
npm install framer-motion
```
Then show the source and create each file at the path it gives:

Use it in a page

Installing only adds the files. Import the component in a page and render it. The Usage tab on the preview shows a fuller example with props:

// src/app/page.tsx
import { CloudSync } from "@/components/cloud-sync";

export default function Page() {
  return (
    <main>
      <CloudSync />
    </main>
  );
}

Cloud Sync questions

Does it make sound, and how do I turn it off?

Sweeps when a backup starts, taps as each app lifts off, bloops as it sinks into the cloud, then chimes with a confirmation beep when everything is up to date, with soft pings as the apps float back out. Sounds are synthesised with the Web Audio API, so there are no audio files, and they only play after a click or key press. Pass `enableSound={false}` to silence this component, or call `setSoundsEnabled(false)` from `@/lib/ui-sounds` to switch every sound off at once. The CLI installs `@/lib/ui-sounds` with the component.